Uses of Interface
java.lang.annotation.Annotation

Packages that use Annotation

Package	Description
java.beans	Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans™ architecture.
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.annotation	Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.
java.lang.reflect	Provides classes and interfaces for obtaining reflective information about classes and objects.
javax.annotation
javax.annotation.processing	Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.
javax.jws
javax.jws.soap
javax.lang.model	Classes and hierarchies of packages used to model the Java programming language.
javax.lang.model.element	Interfaces used to model elements of the Java programming language.
javax.management	Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
javax.xml.bind.annotation	Defines annotations for customizing Java program elements to XML Schema mapping.
javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters	XmlAdapter and its spec-defined sub-classes to allow arbitrary Java classes to be used with JAXB.
javax.xml.ws	This package contains the core JAX-WS APIs.
javax.xml.ws.soap	This package defines APIs specific to the SOAP binding.
javax.xml.ws.spi	This package defines SPIs for JAX-WS.

Uses of Annotation in java.beans

Classes in java.beans that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	ConstructorProperties An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
interface	Transient Indicates that an attribute called "transient" should be declared with the given value when the Introspector constructs a PropertyDescriptor or EventSetDescriptor classes associated with the annotated code element.

Uses of Annotation in java.lang

Classes in java.lang that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	Deprecated A program element annotated @Deprecated is one that programmers are discouraged from using, typically because it is dangerous, or because a better alternative exists.
interface	FunctionalInterface An informative annotation type used to indicate that an interface type declaration is intended to be a functional interface as defined by the Java Language Specification.
interface	Override Indicates that a method declaration is intended to override a method declaration in a supertype.
interface	SafeVarargs A programmer assertion that the body of the annotated method or constructor does not perform potentially unsafe operations on its varargs parameter.
interface	SuppressWarnings Indicates that the named compiler warnings should be suppressed in the annotated element (and in all program elements contained in the annotated element).

Methods in java.lang with type parameters of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<A extends Annotation> A	Package.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A	Class.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Package.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Class.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A	Package.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A	Class.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Package.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Class.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)

Methods in java.lang that return Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Annotation[]	Package.getAnnotations()
Annotation[]	Class.getAnnotations()
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Package.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Class.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
Annotation[]	Package.getDeclaredAnnotations()
Annotation[]	Class.getDeclaredAnnotations()
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Package.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)
<A extends Annotation> A[]	Class.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationClass)

Method parameters in java.lang with type arguments of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	Package.isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) Returns true if an annotation for the specified type is present on this element, else false.
boolean	Class.isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) Returns true if an annotation for the specified type is present on this element, else false.

Uses of Annotation in java.lang.annotation

Classes in java.lang.annotation that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	Documented Indicates that annotations with a type are to be documented by javadoc and similar tools by default.
interface	Inherited Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited.
interface	Native Indicates that a field defining a constant value may be referenced from native code.
interface	Repeatable The annotation type java.lang.annotation.Repeatable is used to indicate that the annotation type whose declaration it (meta-)annotates is repeatable.
interface	Retention Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to be retained.
interface	Target Indicates the contexts in which an annotation type is applicable.

Methods in java.lang.annotation that return types with arguments of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Class<? extends Annotation>	IncompleteAnnotationException.annotationType() Returns the Class object for the annotation type with the missing element.
Class<? extends Annotation>	Annotation.annotationType() Returns the annotation type of this annotation.

Constructor parameters in java.lang.annotation with type arguments of type Annotation

Constructor and Description
IncompleteAnnotationException(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationType, String elementName) Constructs an IncompleteAnnotationException to indicate that the named element was missing from the specified annotation type.

Uses of Annotation in java.lang.reflect

Methods in java.lang.reflect with type parameters of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T extends Annotation> T	AccessibleObject.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)
<T extends Annotation> T	Method.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T	Field.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)
<T extends Annotation> T	AnnotatedElement.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T	Executable.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T	Parameter.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T	Constructor.getAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	AccessibleObject.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Field.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
default <T extends Annotation> T[]	AnnotatedElement.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Executable.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Parameter.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T	AccessibleObject.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)
default <T extends Annotation> T	AnnotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns this element's annotation for the specified type if such an annotation is directly present, else null.
<T extends Annotation> T	Parameter.getDeclaredAnnotation(Class<T> annotationClass)
<T extends Annotation> T[]	AccessibleObject.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)
default <T extends Annotation> T[]	AnnotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns this element's annotation(s) for the specified type if such annotations are either directly present or indirectly present.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Parameter.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)

Methods in java.lang.reflect that return Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Annotation[]	AccessibleObject.getAnnotations()
Annotation[]	AnnotatedElement.getAnnotations() Returns annotations that are present on this element.
Annotation[]	Parameter.getAnnotations() Returns annotations that are present on this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	AccessibleObject.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Field.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
default <T extends Annotation> T[]	AnnotatedElement.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Executable.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Parameter.getAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns annotations that are associated with this element.
Annotation[]	AccessibleObject.getDeclaredAnnotations()
Annotation[]	Method.getDeclaredAnnotations() Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
Annotation[]	Field.getDeclaredAnnotations() Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
Annotation[]	AnnotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotations() Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
Annotation[]	Executable.getDeclaredAnnotations() Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
Annotation[]	Parameter.getDeclaredAnnotations() Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
Annotation[]	Constructor.getDeclaredAnnotations() Returns annotations that are directly present on this element.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	AccessibleObject.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)
default <T extends Annotation> T[]	AnnotatedElement.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass) Returns this element's annotation(s) for the specified type if such annotations are either directly present or indirectly present.
<T extends Annotation> T[]	Parameter.getDeclaredAnnotationsByType(Class<T> annotationClass)
Annotation[][]	Method.getParameterAnnotations() Returns an array of arrays of Annotations that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of the Executable represented by this object.
abstract Annotation[][]	Executable.getParameterAnnotations() Returns an array of arrays of Annotations that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of the Executable represented by this object.
Annotation[][]	Constructor.getParameterAnnotations() Returns an array of arrays of Annotations that represent the annotations on the formal parameters, in declaration order, of the Executable represented by this object.

Method parameters in java.lang.reflect with type arguments of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	AccessibleObject.isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) Returns true if an annotation for the specified type is present on this element, else false.
default boolean	AnnotatedElement.isAnnotationPresent(Class<? extends Annotation> annotationClass) Returns true if an annotation for the specified type is present on this element, else false.

Uses of Annotation in javax.annotation

Classes in javax.annotation that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	Generated The Generated annotation is used to mark source code that has been generated.
interface	PostConstruct The PostConstruct annotation is used on a method that needs to be executed after dependency injection is done to perform any initialization.
interface	PreDestroy The PreDestroy annotation is used on methods as a callback notification to signal that the instance is in the process of being removed by the container.
interface	Resource The Resource annotation marks a resource that is needed by the application.
interface	Resources This class is used to allow multiple resources declarations.

Uses of Annotation in javax.annotation.processing

Classes in javax.annotation.processing that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	SupportedAnnotationTypes An annotation used to indicate what annotation types an annotation processor supports.
interface	SupportedOptions An annotation used to indicate what options an annotation processor supports.
interface	SupportedSourceVersion An annotation used to indicate the latest source version an annotation processor supports.

Method parameters in javax.annotation.processing with type arguments of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Set<? extends Element>	RoundEnvironment.getElementsAnnotatedWith(Class<? extends Annotation> a) Returns the elements annotated with the given annotation type.

Uses of Annotation in javax.jws

Classes in javax.jws that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	HandlerChain
interface	Oneway
interface	WebMethod
interface	WebParam
interface	WebResult
interface	WebService

Uses of Annotation in javax.jws.soap

Classes in javax.jws.soap that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	InitParam Deprecated.
interface	SOAPBinding
interface	SOAPMessageHandler Deprecated.
interface	SOAPMessageHandlers Deprecated.

Uses of Annotation in javax.lang.model

Methods in javax.lang.model with type parameters of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<A extends Annotation> A	AnnotatedConstruct.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType) Returns this construct's annotation of the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.
<A extends Annotation> A[]	AnnotatedConstruct.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationType) Returns annotations that are associated with this construct.

Methods in javax.lang.model that return Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<A extends Annotation> A[]	AnnotatedConstruct.getAnnotationsByType(Class<A> annotationType) Returns annotations that are associated with this construct.

Uses of Annotation in javax.lang.model.element

Methods in javax.lang.model.element with type parameters of type Annotation

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<A extends Annotation> A	Element.getAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType) Returns this construct's annotation of the specified type if such an annotation is present, else null.

Uses of Annotation in javax.management

Classes in javax.management that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	DescriptorKey Meta-annotation that describes how an annotation element relates to a field in a Descriptor.
interface	MXBean Annotation to mark an interface explicitly as being an MXBean interface, or as not being an MXBean interface.

Uses of Annotation in javax.xml.bind.annotation

Classes in javax.xml.bind.annotation that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	XmlAccessorOrder Controls the ordering of fields and properties in a class.
interface	XmlAccessorType Controls whether fields or Javabean properties are serialized by default.
interface	XmlAnyAttribute Maps a JavaBean property to a map of wildcard attributes.
interface	XmlAnyElement Maps a JavaBean property to XML infoset representation and/or JAXB element.
interface	XmlAttachmentRef Marks a field/property that its XML form is a uri reference to mime content.
interface	XmlAttribute Maps a JavaBean property to a XML attribute.
interface	XmlElement Maps a JavaBean property to a XML element derived from property name.
interface	XmlElementDecl Maps a factory method to a XML element.
interface	XmlElementRef Maps a JavaBean property to a XML element derived from property's type.
interface	XmlElementRefs Marks a property that refers to classes with XmlElement or JAXBElement.
interface	XmlElements A container for multiple @XmlElement annotations.
interface	XmlElementWrapper Generates a wrapper element around XML representation.
interface	XmlEnum Maps an enum type Enum to XML representation.
interface	XmlEnumValue Maps an enum constant in Enum type to XML representation.
interface	XmlID Maps a JavaBean property to XML ID.
interface	XmlIDREF Maps a JavaBean property to XML IDREF.
interface	XmlInlineBinaryData Disable consideration of XOP encoding for datatypes that are bound to base64-encoded binary data in XML.
interface	XmlList Used to map a property to a list simple type.
interface	XmlMimeType Associates the MIME type that controls the XML representation of the property.
interface	XmlMixed Annotate a JavaBean multi-valued property to support mixed content.
interface	XmlNs Associates a namespace prefix with a XML namespace URI.
interface	XmlRegistry Marks a class that has XmlElementDecls.
interface	XmlRootElement Maps a class or an enum type to an XML element.
interface	XmlSchema Maps a package name to a XML namespace.
interface	XmlSchemaType Maps a Java type to a simple schema built-in type.
interface	XmlSchemaTypes A container for multiple @XmlSchemaType annotations.
interface	XmlSeeAlso Instructs JAXB to also bind other classes when binding this class.
interface	XmlTransient Prevents the mapping of a JavaBean property/type to XML representation.
interface	XmlType Maps a class or an enum type to a XML Schema type.
interface	XmlValue Enables mapping a class to a XML Schema complex type with a simpleContent or a XML Schema simple type.

Uses of Annotation in javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters

Classes in javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	XmlJavaTypeAdapter Use an adapter that implements XmlAdapter for custom marshaling.
interface	XmlJavaTypeAdapters A container for multiple @XmlJavaTypeAdapter annotations.

Uses of Annotation in javax.xml.ws

Classes in javax.xml.ws that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	Action The Action annotation allows explicit association of a WS-Addressing Action message addressing property with input, output, and fault messages of the mapped WSDL operation.
interface	BindingType The BindingType annotation is used to specify the binding to use for a web service endpoint implementation class.
interface	FaultAction The FaultAction annotation is used inside an Action annotation to allow an explicit association of a WS-Addressing Action message addressing property with the fault messages of the WSDL operation mapped from the exception class.
interface	RequestWrapper Used to annotate methods in the Service Endpoint Interface with the request wrapper bean to be used at runtime.
interface	RespectBinding This feature clarifies the use of the wsdl:binding in a JAX-WS runtime.
interface	ResponseWrapper Used to annotate methods in the Service Endpoint Interface with the response wrapper bean to be used at runtime.
interface	ServiceMode Used to indicate whether a Provider implementation wishes to work with entire protocol messages or just with protocol message payloads.
interface	WebEndpoint Used to annotate the getPortName() methods of a generated service interface.
interface	WebFault Used to annotate service specific exception classes to customize to the local and namespace name of the fault element and the name of the fault bean.
interface	WebServiceClient Used to annotate a generated service interface.
interface	WebServiceProvider Used to annotate a Provider implementation class.
interface	WebServiceRef The WebServiceRef annotation is used to define a reference to a web service and (optionally) an injection target for it.
interface	WebServiceRefs The WebServiceRefs annotation allows multiple web service references to be declared at the class level.

Uses of Annotation in javax.xml.ws.soap

Classes in javax.xml.ws.soap that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	Addressing This annotation represents the use of WS-Addressing with either the SOAP 1.1/HTTP or SOAP 1.2/HTTP binding.
interface	MTOM This feature represents the use of MTOM with a web service.

Uses of Annotation in javax.xml.ws.spi

Classes in javax.xml.ws.spi that implement Annotation

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
interface	WebServiceFeatureAnnotation Annotation used to identify other annotations as a WebServiceFeature.